A worker suffers minor injuries in an early morning fire at the A Corua refinery

by time news

2023-04-20 02:22:00

The fire originated after midnight in a crude oil unit and was controlled by Repsol teams

20 abr 2023 . Updated at 02:22 h.

A refinery worker has been injured this morning in a fire declared in crude unit number 2 of the Meicende industrial complex, in A Corua. The man, who suffered minor injuries, was treated by Repsol’s medical services and did not need to be transferred to a health center, according to company sources.

The fire started around 0:18 a.m. As soon as the facts became known, the company has implemented its emergency plans.The fire-fighting systems are working correctly and the security teams are acting with their own resources., indicated from the refinery after two in the morning. At that time, the fire was being controlled and the extinguishing teams were cooling the unit where the incident occurred.

Repsol’s management reported the facts to the authorities and contacted the neighborhood associations to inform them of what had happened. The A Grela firefighters did not intervene, who were notified by the 112 emergency center and remained on pre-alert in case it was necessary to leave the park, and a Local Police patrol sent to Meicende confirmed that the event was not serious at any time, signaled from 092.



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